MAC question

[Sean]

Hey just a thought. For 30 bucks you can get Sonnet  pds card for that to
make it a 030 machine and that includes a FPU too! 

=)

On Sat, 17 Feb 2001, Paul Melson wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 05:02:50PM -0500, Mark Szidik wrote:
> > I was given a Macintosh LC today, does it have any value or should I
> > just dump it?
> 
> 	LC or LCII is a doorstop.  The LCIII isn't much
> 	better - 16Mhz 68030, 4MB onboard, 1 72-pin SIMM
> 	slot (non-parity only, but it'll take up to 4x32)
> 	and 8-bit color.  If it's got a NIC you could toss
> 	m68k Linux on it and make it a print or X server.  
> 	Any VGA/SVGA monitor will work providing you have 
> 	a 15-pin wide to narrow converter (Eubulus sells 
> 	them for $20).  The big problem is that it'll
> 	only take low-profile SCSI drives because of the
> 	funky case design, so no tossing a 400MB drive
> 	from a Centris or IIci in it. :(
> 
> 	As far as resale value goes, you can buy refurbed
> 	LCIIIs with 14" monitor, LC/NuBus NIC, 16MB RAM
> 	(total 20MB) and 120MB drive for around $80/ea.
> 	Hope that helps.
> 
> 
> PaulM
> 
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